Tag Archives: European Union

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Franco Vomero (Italy) [2019] UKSC 35 (24 July 2019) In this longstanding dispute about free movement law and Directive 2004/38/EC (the Citizens’ Directive) dating back to 2007, the Supreme Court allowed the government’s appeal in … Continue reading →

In the Divisional Court, the mother of the accused ISIS terrorist Shafee El Sheikh, Maha El Gizouli failed in her challenge against the Home Secretary’s decision to provide mutual legal assistance (MLA) to the US without requiring an assurance that … Continue reading →

Lopes v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 199 (26 February 2019) Sir Stephen Richards and Davis and Simon LJJ have recently overruled a Portuguese national’s deportation by holding that when determining whether the First Tier Tribunal … Continue reading →

Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (C-621/18, EU:C:2018:999, 10 December 2018) Brexit is a big mess. It is “a powerful acid” and is a huge economic and bureaucratic nightmare. Going through with it in … Continue reading →

The crushing defeat suffered by Theresa May because of the rejection her Brexit Deal has left the UK in utter chaos. Uncertainty looms large in all spheres of UK life but the government is determined to carry through with Brexit … Continue reading →

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